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we'll be right back. ♪ i'm the tax man, yeah, i'm the tax man. should 5% appear to small. ♪ martha: a top republican senator is now objecting to a claim that members of his party were using the boston terror attack as an excuse to delay immigration reform. this is an important hearing on this matter that is underway right now. meanwhile things got a little bit tense yesterday after democratic senator charles schumer made these comments, watch this exchange. >> the chairman has a very open process, so a few ways to improve the bill offer an amendment in may and let's vote on it. i say that particularly to those who are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that. >> i didn't say you did. >> i never said that. >> i didn't say you did, sir. i didn't say you did. i don't mean you mr. grassley. >> chairman i don't appreciate you demeaning the witnesses that are coming here. martha: tempers flaring at that hearing. i'm joined by bob b
we'll be right back. ♪ i'm the tax man, yeah, i'm the tax man. should 5% appear to small. ♪ martha: a top republican senator is now objecting to a claim that members of his party were using the boston terror attack as an excuse to delay immigration reform. this is an important hearing on this matter that is underway right now. meanwhile things got a little bit tense yesterday after democratic senator charles schumer made these comments, watch this exchange. >> the chairman has a very...
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he's working on a tax reform bill. not that i think it's going to come to fruition, but he has that kind of access and power. and so i think, you know, for republicans you in theory always like to have of an open seat because incumbents, in theory, are harder to beat. but i think once they're going to to be the underdog in this race. unless the president's poll numbers next year look something similar to 2010 where people had just really soured on his leadership. jon: max baucus was one of the five democrats that voted against the gun control legislation that recently did not make it out of the u.s. senate, much to the president's displeasure. david drucker from "roll call," thank you. >> thanks a lot. jenna: talking about the political implications there with all the different reports of terror attacks over the last several days. one of the things that's come up is whether or not it's going to impact the debate on immigration. today a senate committee heard from homeland chief janet napolitano on reform legislation, a
he's working on a tax reform bill. not that i think it's going to come to fruition, but he has that kind of access and power. and so i think, you know, for republicans you in theory always like to have of an open seat because incumbents, in theory, are harder to beat. but i think once they're going to to be the underdog in this race. unless the president's poll numbers next year look something similar to 2010 where people had just really soured on his leadership. jon: max baucus was one of the...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way insid
. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys...
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internet sales tax which used to be considered the amazon loophole. it cleared a procedural hurdle in the senate yesterday and it could get a vote this week and obama supports levying that tax. they say about $23 billion is lost a year with this loophole and amazon's no longer fighting this battle. actually they're so big and in so many different states that they do not even get involved in this discussion. it is ebay that's been lobbying heavily to keep this loophole in place as we all have enjoyed the benefit from time to time. i want to also point out netflix. you want to talk about andle? it reports after the close today. netflix reported yesterday. netflix stock was at like $53 last september. it is now over $200. they almost have as many subscribers as hbo does now. the stock is up 112%. >> unbelievable! >> 112% in a year. apple's down 30%. >> brian, stop right here. look at that. steve ratner, netflix was on its last breath. they had called in the priest to read it its last rights. i don't want to overplay one thing, but suddenly the guy goes f
internet sales tax which used to be considered the amazon loophole. it cleared a procedural hurdle in the senate yesterday and it could get a vote this week and obama supports levying that tax. they say about $23 billion is lost a year with this loophole and amazon's no longer fighting this battle. actually they're so big and in so many different states that they do not even get involved in this discussion. it is ebay that's been lobbying heavily to keep this loophole in place as we all have...